Fabulous exterior and gorgeous interior too
Armenian Apostolic Holy Church Mother See Holy Etchmiadzin的点评
点评:We continued from Yerevan to the spiritual capital of the country, Echmiadzin. This was the site of the first cathedral being founded here, in 301AD, by St Gregory the Illuminator when the kingdom adopted Christianity. The current church dates from the 5th century but has had extensive restorations in the post Soviet period. The entrance was a grand Soviet style monumental gateway depicting the king and the saint.
I left Galust to talk and walked around the complex. The cathedral is quite magnificent and unlike so many European cathedrals, has extensive grounds so you can actually appreciate the building without it being crowded in by other buildings. The gardens were pretty and being a Sunday the area was busy.
The interior of the cathedral looked more Persian than Christian with beautiful geometric designs but no animals or people depicted other than on detached paintings. Sadly I couldn't take photos inside. The building was busy with worshippers which was also nice to see.
翻译:我们从埃里温继续前往这个国家的宗教中心——埃奇米阿津。公元301年,当王国正式采纳基督教时,圣格列高利启蒙者便在此地建立了第一座大教堂。如今的教堂虽建于5世纪,但在苏联解体后经历了大规模修复。入口处是一座气势恢宏的苏联风格纪念性门楼,上面雕刻着国王与圣人的形象。
我让加卢斯特继续交谈,自己则绕着建筑群四处逛了逛。这座大教堂相当宏伟壮观。与众多欧洲大教堂不同,它拥有宽阔的院区,因此人们能够尽情欣赏这座建筑的美丽,而不会被其他建筑物所包围。花园也很漂亮;由于当天是周日,周围人头攒动、热闹非凡。
大教堂的内部装饰更显波斯风格而非基督教风格,有着精美的几何图案,除了单独悬挂的画作外,并无任何动物或人物的图案。遗憾的是,我无法在内部拍照。教堂里挤满了做礼拜的人,看到这一幕也挺好的。